Notary Law Update: KY Senate Bill 179
State: Kentucky
Summary:Requires the Notary to submit a notarized statement from the Notary's surety as proof of bonding to the county clerk rather than through the personal appearance of the surety.
Signed:
April 21, 2006
Effective:
July 11, 2006
Chapter: 186
Affects:Amends Kentucky Revised Statutes 423.010
Changes: - Requires the Notary to submit proof of bonding to the county clerk in the form of a notarized statement from the surety rather than through the personal appearance of the surety.
Analysis:Initially, Senate Bill 179 aimed to overhaul Kentucky's Notary laws by enacting major portions of the Model Notary Act, including Article III provisions on electronic notarization. A subsequent amendment gutted these provisions from the bill.
In Kentucky, the amount of the required Notary bond varies by county.
Read the bill text.